HELPFUL TIPS FOR WRITING LEGISLATORS

You’ll write your message in the text box on Step 2, where it says “Personalize your message.”
Your message will be delivered to the 14 members of the Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee.
Don’t click the “Send message” button until you write your message.
REMEMBER TO DELETE THE TEXT THAT SAYS “[DELETE THIS TEXT AND INSERT YOUR MESSAGE HERE]”

YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD HAVE THREE SHORT PARTS:

Make sure to tell them you’re a Wyoming voter.

My name is ________ and I’m a Wyoming voter.

I’m writing today to ask you to vote “Yes” for the Revenue Committee to sponsor a bill to expand Medicaid during the 2023 Legislative session.

[This is where you can add a sentence or two about why expanding Medicaid and healthcare access in general is important to you.]

Change the message subject: This will let them know your email is not spam.

Keep it brief: Lawmakers receive lots of emails. If you write them a novel, they’re not going to read it.

A personal, values-based message is best. But maybe mention a few of these things:

Expanding Medicaid would provide basic health insurance for 24,000 uninsured Wyomingites who currently lack any realistic access to affordable healthcare. Watch this video about surviving cancer without insurance in Wyoming
Wyoming’s healthcare costs and insurance premiums are among the highest in the nation, in large part because our hospitals incur $100 million each year in “uncompensated care costs” from treating patients who lack insurance and cannot afford to pay. Hospitals pass these costs on to the rest of us.
Montana has seen dramatic benefits to its state budget from expanding Medicaid.
Medicaid expansion is popular in Wyoming. According to a recent poll, more than two-thirds of Wyoming voters across party lines said they want the Legislature to expand Medicaid.
Medicaid expansion would dramatically increase access to mental health services in Wyoming to help our suicide and substance abuse problems.
States that have already updated their Medicaid programs have seen economic improvements.
Extending Medicaid to low-income residents would create healthcare jobs, decrease premiums in the state, and help create a healthier Wyoming.